Ron Davis and the Washington march

Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for jobs and equality that culminated with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech. Now a Jacksonville father hopes this anniversary will help with HIS struggle to find justice for his son.

TOMORROW MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HISTORIC MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS IN EQUALITY CULMINATING WITH DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING'S JUNIOR I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH. THAT FAMOUS ADDRESS ON THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL HELP TO WAKEN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. NOW A JACKSONVILLE FATHER HOPES THIS ANNIVERSARY WILL HELP WITH HIS STRUGGLE TO FIND JUSTICE FOR HIS SON. JORDAN DAVIS SHOT AND KILLED LAST NOVEMBER IN A DISPUTE OVER LOUD MUSIC AT A SOUTH SIDE GAS STATION. JOINING US LIVE FROM THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL TO TELL US ABOUT RON DAVIS TAKING HIS MISSION TO A COUPLE OF GOVERNMENT'S MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS. MARY, RON GOT TO TALK TO LAWMAKERS ON SATURDAY HERE AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL. THAT WAS A VERY FIRST MARCH CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON BUT TOMORROW PRESIDENT OBAMA WILL BE RIGHT HERE ON THE STEPS OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL DELIVERING A SPEECH TO THE CROWD HERE, SAME PLACE WHERE DR. KING DELIVERED HIS FAMOUS I HAVE A DREAM SPEECH 50 YEARS AGO. YOU HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE JUST TAKING IT ALL IN, TAKING PICTURES, JUST WANTING TO BE HERE, BE A PART OF THIS MOMENT IN HISTORY. BUT FOR RON DAVIS, HE TOLD ME WHAT HE CAME FOR WAS ABOUT MORE THAN THE ANNIVERSARY. WHEN I WENT TO THE MARCH, WE STOOD TOGETHER, BLACKEST BLACK TO THE WHITEST WHITE, WE ALL STOOD TOGETHER. THAT'S HOW RON DAVIS REMEMBERS SATURDAY'S MARCH TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH IN WASHINGTON. PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY REFLECTING THE DREAM OF THE MAN THEY CAME TO HONOR. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR. SPEAKING OUT FOR THE CAUSE IS IMPORTANT TO THEM. FOR RON DAVIS AND LUCY MCBATH, THEIR MESSAGE WAS JUSTICE FOR THEIR SON JORDAN WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED AT A GAS STATION OVER A LOUD ARGUMENT OVER LOUD MUSIC. WITH JORDAN WITH THE CAP ON, IT HIT HOME. WHEN PEOPLE SAW THE BACK OF THE SHIRT, LOUD MUSIC ON THE BACK OF THE SHIRTS AND MUSICAL NOTES, THAT HIT HOME WITH PEOPLE. DAVIS USED THIS MARCH TO SHARE HIS SON'S STORY ESPECIALLY WITH THE MANY CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS AND LAWMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE. BUT HE SAYS MANY ALREADY KNEW IT, LIKE HOUSE MINORITY LEADER NANCY PELOSI AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER. HE TURNED AROUND, HE LOOK AT ME AND BEFORE -- JUST BEFORE I COULD OPEN MY MOUTH, AS I WAS SAYING WHO I WAS, HE SAID, I KNOW WHO YOU ARE. DAVIS SAYS THE CONVERSATION WAS BRIEF BUT POWERFUL. IN THE BACK OF MY MIND I'M SAYING, THIS IS THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES. HE IS SPEAKING TO ME AND HE SAYS, YOU KNOW, YOUR SON IS GOING TO GET JUSTICE. HE SAID, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOUR SON IS GOING TO GET JUSTICE. RON'S OLDER SON AND TWO GRANDKIDS JOINED HIM AND LUCY AS THEY MARCHED, BUT AT TIMES KNOWING JORDAN WOULD NEVER BE THERE AGAIN BROUGHT A SENSE OF SADNESS. JORDAN SHOULD BE HERE. I SAY, HE IS HERE. AS I STARTED TALKING TO HER, SHE CAME TO UNDERSTAND THAT HE WAS THERE. THAT PEOPLE HAD GRAVITATED TOWARD HER AND TOWARD ME BECAUSE JORDAN'S SPIRIT, PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEVER SEEN JORDAN SIT THERE AND CRY FOR HIM. DESPITE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS SON'S DEATH, DAVIS SAYS HE STILL BELIEVES IN DR. KING'S DREAM AND A COUNTRY WHERE A PERSON IS JUDGED BY THE DON'T OF THEIR CHARACTER, NOT THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN. I HAVE A DREAM. BUT YOU CAN'T GO WITH SOCIETY AND INDICT A WHOLE SOCIETY OF PEOPLE, WHOLE RACE OF PEOPLE BECAUSE ONE PERSON DID SOMETHING. DON'T INDICT A WHOLE SOCIETY OF PEOPLE BECAUSE IT WAS ONE PERSON DOES TO SOMEBODY. RON TOLD ME HE REALLY ENJOYED THIS MARCH ON SATURDAY. THERE WAS NO SADNESS IN HIS HEART AND NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ANOTHER GREAT MARCH AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL TOMORROW. ORGANIZERS SAY THIS IS MORE THAN A COMMEMORATION OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON. THIS WILL ALSO BE A CALL TO ACTION. REPORTING LIVE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.. KUMASI, IN ADDITION TO HEARING FROM THE PRESIDENT TOMORROW, WHAT ELSE CAN WE EXPECT. IN ADDITION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA, THERE WILL ALSO BE FORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON SPEAKING HERE AND PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER. A LOT OF DIVERSE SPEAKERS SPEAKING OUT HERE AT THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE JUST VERY EXCITED ABOUT HEARING FROM PEOPLE, HEARING FROM THE PRESIDENT, ESPECIALLY HERE AT THE SAME PLACE WHERE DR. KING DELIVERED HIS ICONIC SPEECH.

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